Ms. Nakada's NaPoWriMo Post: Day 24

Agenda:

"Instructions on Not Giving Up" by Ada Limón

Prompts for NaPoWriMo

HW: Turn in 13.1-13.4 signed and the drafts of 10-15 poems you've written. 

No Zoom class today. Just get poems read and written, turn in RJs, and I will see you for class on Monday. You also might want to check out the Get Lit Slam. 

Our poem today seems about right for this bit of summer we're feeling right now. 

• Read through the poem 3-4 times (preferably out loud). 
• What feeling/tone do you get from the poem? 
• What is it about? 
• What poetic elements do you notice happening in this poem? 
• Annotate and make sense of this poem.

For today's prompts: write a poem of instructions for...

From Winter Tangerine: "Where do your regrets live?"

I hope none of you are suffering from too much regret, but if you are, what are you wishing you could go back and do differently? 

From Writer's Digest: "For today’s prompt, take the phrase “Social (blank),” replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write your poem. Possible titles could include: “Social Distancing at the Grocery Store,” “Social Media Trolls,” “Social Club,” and/or “Social Distortion.” Heck, flipping the script to come up with a title like “Ice Cream Social” would totally work too.

Remember: These prompts are just springboards; you have the freedom to jump in any direction you want. In other words, it’s more important to write a new poem than to stick to the prompt."

Try to stay cool, and have a great weekend!